Ohio AG creates 'Active Shooter Response Training for Educators'

COLUMBUS -- In conjunction with the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, which is part of the Ohio Attorney General's Office, will offer a new course -- Active Shooter Response Training for Educators -- across Ohio in 2013.

It is being made available free of charge, and local teams of law enforcement, teachers, and administrators are encouraged to attend together.

The first training next year is set for Jan. 17 at Educational Service Center of Central Ohio, 2080 Citygate Drive, Columbus.

Two, four-hour sessions are planned, one beginning at 8 a.m. and a second at 1 p.m.

DeWine said "We need to adopt a holistic approach to help our educators and administrators, and I will continue my office's work on this issue because we simply must do all we can to ensure the safety of our kids."

"As close as law enforcement might be to a school, it is clear that educators and administrators are the first responders to keep kids safe if there is a shooter."